Adam Ralph
Currently under contract in Zurich, Switzerland until December 2010.
Profile
A senior technical architect and analyst programmer specialising in C#, .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server and Excel/VBA.
Over 12 years experience in delivering both tactical and strategic front to back solutions for the trading floor, back office and internet.
Combining in-depth knowledge of fixed income, derivatives and accounting with the analysis, design and build of multi-tier, object oriented applications for both the web and desktop.
Skills
Languages
C# 3.0, TSQL, XML, JavaScript, CSS, XHTML, VB.NET, VB6, VBA, VBScript and JScript
Methodologies
Object Role Modelling, Entity Relationship Modelling, N-tier architecture, MVC and RAD
Applications/Environments/APIs
Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, ASP.NET (Web Forms and MVC), Classic ASP, Spark View Engine, jQuery, VSTO, COM Interop, xUnit.net, MSTest, TestDriven.Net, NCover, FXCop, NORMA, Sybase, Oracle, Visio, Excel, Access, ClearCase, Subversion and more.
Recommendations
“ Adam is one of the greatest system architects I have worked with. His understanding of the systems and future proofing skills are simply matchless! ”Shreeraj Laturia, Associate Director, UBS Investment Bank
“ Technically he is among the best I have encountered - the functionality and code he delivered were consistently bug-free. Adam's business acumen is second to none. He has an innate ability to understand the true business nature of a problem and his technological solutions are all the better for it. ”Brian Shanahan, Senior Business Analyst, UBS Investment Bank
“ A first class software engineer, with vivid judgement skills and an outstanding ability to deliver. ”Gary Woods, Project Consultant, UBS Investment Bank
“ His span of skills stretches from strategic and tactical architecture right through to code-cutting as well as reliable delivery. I would recommend him unreservedly. ”Robert Bose, Director, UBS Investment Bank
“ Adam combines an intricate knowledge of programming with an incredible eye for problem solving, often seeing past the obvious and providing robust and long term solutions. He has a pro-active approach to work and is often seen helping others to develop their skills. He builds excellent relationships and remains professional at all times. I am hoping to get the chance to work closer to Adam in the future. ”Nick Vivian, Executive Director, UBS Investment Bank
“ Adam supported the US product controller’s area as a programmer while located in Zurich. Despite the time zone difference, he managed to deliver quality code with minimal bugs and within the project timelines. His great communication skills and positive attitude were greatly appreciated by the team. ”Didem Ulserim, Business Unit Control US Region Lead, UBS Investment Bank
“ Adam is a first class business focused programmer. He clearly understands the business side of the industry and is able to translate its needs into quality solutions. He builds strong working relationships with the business to maintain brilliance. I would highly recommend him. ”Christianne Smart, Head of OECD Product Control, UBS Investment Bank
“ Aside from Adam's development skills, his interpersonal & communication skills ensured the various projects we worked on were delivered on-time, especially important, as I was working in the London office while Adam was working the majority of the time in Switzerland. ”Eoin Breathnach, Associate Director - Structured Credit Valuations, UBS Investment Bank
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